Wall bracket for radiators



Dec. 18, 1951 B. 1. DOWNS WALL BRACKET FOR RADIATORS Filed Feb. 20, 1948 JNVENTOR. flaw/w: D0 Wm BY Patented Dec. 18, 1951 WALL BRACKET FOR RADIATORS I Bernard 1. Downs Forestville," (lonmyassignor to The Vulcan Radiator Gompany, Hartford, Conn.,- a corporation of Connecticut Application February 20, 1 948, Serial No. 9,916

This invention relates to wall brackets for radiators and more'particularly to brackets, or hangers, for finned tube radiators such as commonly used along the walls of rooms.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a wall bracket for radiators which is adapted to support the radiator upon the wall and per m it expansion and contraction thereof Without disturbing the position of the bracket.

A further object of my invention is "to provide such a bracket which may be adjusted for leveling the radiator and supporting it in proper position upon the wall.

Further objects of the invention are to provide such a bracket which will support and Claims.- (Clu2 18-232) i of a rivet l4, or the move with the radiatoras it expands and contracts, which will not become inoperative from the effect of corrosion or-the like, is light in weight, *strongin construction, can be mounted in position'for temporarily supporting the radiator and later adjusted for leveling it, will fit different sizes of radiators, and which is out of sight after installation of the radiator.

My invention further provides a radiator bracket which will not interfere with the mounting of a conventional cover, such as commonly mounted upon the said radiators, and which will provide a floating support for the radiator without applying strain upon the bracket.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be more clearly understood from the following description and from the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a bracket embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an end view in central vertical sec tion showing the said bracket mounted upon a Wall and supporting a conventional radiator.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my improved bracket. 1

Fig. 4 is a rear view of the bracket in vertical section on line 4-4 of Fig. 2. I

In the embodiment shown, my improved bracket may comprise a supporting member which is preferably constructed of a single piece of sheet metal that is formed to provide a supporting portion 5 with a brace portion 6, both of which are provided with upwardly turned wall respective portions '|-8 having an elongated opening 9 extending therethrough to receive a fastening screw or bolt [0 for mounting the said bracket to the wall indicated at H.

A cradle, in the form of a U-shaped member having a base I2 and upright portions l3l3, is secured to the supporting portion 5 by means like, which extends' 'through an elongated opening -15 the baseeand' is secured to the-said supporting portion. A seating plate 16 is provided between the said base ii-and the supporting porton-5 to support'the cradle and permitfreesliding movement thereof upon the bracket. I-his seating member is *preferably constructed "of a suitable non-corrosive metal so--as-to prevent binding of the cradle by corrosion or otherwise and thereby assure a free sliding movement ot the said cradle "upon the bracket. The seating *plate It is preferably provided witha downwardly turned lip, at 1 1, which overhangs the free edge of the supporting portionof the bracket, and an upwardly turned lip; at JB Whichfits against the inner edge of the cradle base l2 so as to retain the cradle in transverse alignment upon the supporting .portion -of-the bracket. The said i seatingplate is secured to the bracket' by :means o-the-rivetwl=4 which extends *through ahole in .said tplate. and prevents movement thereof relatively :to the V bracket. a

As illustrated in Fig. 2, a radiator of conventional form, commonly comprising a tubular conductor i8 having a plurality of spaced fins 2D thereon, is mounted upon the upright portions l3-l3 of the cradle and Within the recesses 2I2l thereof which fit the contour of the tubular member IS. The said upright portions are adapted to fit between the spaced fins 20 and engage the tubular member. As the said tubular member expands and contracts, in re-- sponse to the heating and cooling thereof, the said cradle will slide on the bracket and follow the radiator without applying force upon the bracket which heretofore has caused considerable trouble and annoyance due to the said brackets being pulled out of the wall by the force of said expansion and contraction of the radiator.

My improved bracket also provides ease and convenience in the mounting of the radiator, since it permits the radiator to be mounted at an approximate height upon the wall, and to be later adjusted to a level position by sliding the bracket upwardly or downwardly, by means of the elongated opening 9, and then tightening the screw [0 to retain the bracket and the radiator in adjusted position.

In the illustration in Fig. 1, there is indicated therein in dotted lines the position that the cradle may slide to, at one side of the bracket, under the expansion of the radiator. V

I claim:

1. A radiator bracket of the character described comprising a supporting portion, a U- shaped cradle member mounted upon said supporting portion, the said cradle having a base and spaced upright portions, a seating plate between said base and supporting portion of the bracket, and means vfor securing said cradle and seating plate to the bracket and permitting transverse movement of the cradle relatively to the supporting portion of the bracket.

2. A radiator bracket of the character described comprising a supporting portion and bracing portion, a perpendicularly extending flange to provide a Wall engaging base portion, an elongated opening through saidbase portion to receive a fastening member for securing the bracket member to a wall, a U-shaped cradle having a base with an elongated opening therein and upright members with a depression in the free edges thereof to receive and support a radiator member, a seating plate of non-ecorrosive material between said base of the cradle and supporting portion of the bracket, and a fastening member extending between said elongated opening in the base and an opening in the seating plate, whereby the said seatingplate and cradle aresecured to the bracket and the said cradle alt-sat "said bracket, and spaced substantially thin upis permitted to move transversely upon said plate.

3. A bracket as set forth inclaim 2, wherein the said seating plate is provided with a downwardly turned flange, engaging the free edge of said .supporting portion, and an upwardly turned flange, engaging the side of the said cradle base to align the cradle with the bracket and prevent rotation of said cradle while permitting transverse movement thereof.

4. A wall bracket of thecharacter described for a baseboard radiator comprising a tubular member having a plurality of spaced fins thereon, the said bracket'comprising a supporting member constructed of a single piece of sheet right portions on said cradle adapted to fit between the fins of the radiator and having notches in the top edges thereof to receive the tubular member of said radiator.

5. A bracket for radiators comprising a supporting portion having a base whereby it is adapted to be mounted to a wall, a cradle including a base having spaced upright members thereon for receiving and supporting a radiator, means between said upright members for slidably securing the cradle to the supporting portion, and means between the said base and supporting portion permitting free sliding movement of the cradle with the expansion and contraction of the radiator; said last means being adapted to prevent rotation of the cradle, relatively to the supporting member.

BERNARD I. DOWNS.

REFERENCES, .CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,360,180 Congdon Nov. 28, 1920 1,543,455 Sparks June 23, 1925 1,821,084 Appel Sept. 1, 1931 1,887,031 Lyon Nov. 8,1932 2,501,147

Tolan Mar. 21, 1950 

